Rookie Bob Sykes tossed his second straight four-hit shutout against the A's as the Tigers pounded their way to a 15-0 victory behind a 20-hit barrage. Rusty Staub had three hits, including a homer, and Jason Thompson also stroked a round-tripper. Lou Whitaker and Ron LeFlore each drove in three runs.

A's starter Pete Broberg was shelled for four runs and six hits and retired only five batters before leaving. The Tigers rocked reliever Dave Heaverlo for seven runs in the eighth inning. [The Sporting News]
Detroit Tigers 15, Oakland Athletics 0

Game Played on Sunday, May 14, 1978 (Day game) at Tiger Stadium

A's          0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   0  4  2
Tigers       1  3  1    0  1  1    1  7  x  -  15 20  0


A's                  AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Tigers               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Edwards 2b            4   0   0   0     0   1   .233      LeFlore cf            6   1   1   3     0   2   .295
Murphy cf             3   0   0   0     1   1   .059        Stanley cf          0   0   0   0     0   0   .200
Page lf               3   0   0   0     1   0   .257      Whitaker 2b           6   1   3   3     0   0   .327
Guerrero ss           3   0   0   0     0   0   .311      Staub dh              6   2   3   2     0   0   .295
  Staggs ss           1   0   0   0     0   0   .348      Thompson 1b           3   1   2   3     2   0   .315
Revering 1b           3   0   1   0     0   0   .286      Kemp lf               6   2   2   0     0   2   .319
  Tabb pr,1b          0   0   0   0     1   0   .250      May c                 5   3   3   2     0   0   .373
Gross 3b              3   0   1   0     0   0   .233      Corcoran rf           4   2   2   0     1   0   .207
  Perez pr,3b         1   0   0   0     0   1   .000      Mankowski 3b          3   2   3   1     1   0   .283
Alexander dh,c        2   0   0   0     2   1   .252      Trammell ss           4   1   1   1     1   0   .313
Essian c              2   0   1   0     1   0   .213      Sykes p               0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Dilone pr           0   0   0   0     0   0   .203
  Heaverlo p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Thomasson rf          3   0   1   0     0   1   .145
Broberg p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Langford p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               28   0   4   0     6   5             Totals               43  15  20  15     5   4

Time of Game: 2:15   Attendance: 12,513
Left on Base: A's 7, Tigers 11
DP: A's 0, Tigers 3
Errors: Gross, Essian
Doubles: Staub (4), Trammell (2), Kemp (3)
Home Runs: May (5), Staub (3), Thompson (8)
Stolen Bases: Whitaker (2)
Sacrifice Flies: Thompson (1)
GIDP: Edwards (2), Guerrero (4), Alexander (8)
Hit by Pitch: Mankowski (1,by Heaverlo)


A's                    IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Broberg L(4-2)          1.2   6   4   4   0   2   0  11   2.72
Langford                5.1   7   4   4   4   2   1  27   3.12
Heaverlo                1     7   7   7   1   0   2  12   4.55
Totals                  8    20  15  15   5   4   3  50

Tigers                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Sykes W(2-0)            9     4   0   0   6   5   0  34   0.00
Totals                  9     4   0   0   6   5   0  34

Hit by Pitch: Heaverlo (2)
Wild Pitches: Langford (1)

Umpires: HP - Durwood Merrill, 1B - Marty Springstead, 3B - Jim Evans


ATHLETICS 1ST: Edwards struck out; Murphy struck out (catcher to
first); Page flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Athletics 0, Tigers 0.

TIGERS 1ST: LeFlore struck out; Whitaker grounded out (second to
first); Staub doubled; Thompson singled [Staub scored]; Kemp was
called out on strikes; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 0,
Tigers 1.

ATHLETICS 2ND: Guerrero popped to catcher in foul territory;
Revering flied out to left; Gross flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 0, Tigers 1.

TIGERS 2ND: May singled; Corcoran flied out to left; Mankowski
singled [May to second]; Trammell doubled [May scored, Mankowski
to third]; LeFlore grounded out (third to first); Whitaker
singled [Mankowski scored, Trammell scored]; LANGFORD REPLACED
BROBERG (PITCHING); Whitaker stole second [Whitaker to third
(error by Essian)]; Staub grounded out (second to first); 3 R, 4
H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 0, Tigers 4.

ATHLETICS 3RD: Alexander walked; Essian singled [Alexander to
second]; Thomasson flied out to center; Edwards grounded into a
double play (shortstop to second to first) [Essian out at
second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 0, Tigers 4.

TIGERS 3RD: Thompson walked; Kemp singled [Thompson to second];
Langford threw a wild pitch [Thompson out at third (catcher to
third), Kemp to second]; May lined to right; Corcoran walked;
Mankowski singled [Kemp scored, Corcoran to third]; Trammell
walked [Mankowski to second]; LeFlore forced Mankowski (third
unassisted); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Athletics 0, Tigers 5.

ATHLETICS 4TH: Murphy walked; Page walked [Murphy to second];
Guerrero grounded into a double play (shortstop to first)
[Murphy to third, Page out at second]; Revering made an out to
shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 0, Tigers 5.

TIGERS 4TH: Whitaker reached on an error by Gross; Staub
grounded out (pitcher to first) [Whitaker to second]; Thompson
grounded out (second to first) [Whitaker to third]; Kemp flied
out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 0, Tigers 5.

ATHLETICS 5TH: Gross grounded out (pitcher to first); Alexander
walked; Essian lined to right; Thomasson was called out on
strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 0, Tigers 5.

TIGERS 5TH: May homered; Corcoran flied out to right; Mankowski
walked; Trammell forced Mankowski (shortstop to second); LeFlore
struck out; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 0, Tigers 6.

ATHLETICS 6TH: Edwards grounded out (shortstop to first); Murphy
flied out to center; Page grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 0, Tigers 6.

TIGERS 6TH: Whitaker singled; Staub singled [Whitaker to third];
Thompson hit a sacrifice fly to left [Whitaker scored]; Kemp was
called out on strikes; May grounded out (second to first); 1 R,
2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 0, Tigers 7.

ATHLETICS 7TH: Guerrero flied out to center; Revering singled;
TABB RAN FOR REVERING; Gross singled [Tabb to second]; PEREZ RAN
FOR GROSS; Alexander grounded into a double play (shortstop to
second to first) [Perez out at second]; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Athletics 0, Tigers 7.

TIGERS 7TH: STAGGS REPLACED GUERRERO (PLAYING SS); TABB STAYED
IN GAME (PLAYING 1B); PEREZ STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 3B);
Corcoran singled; Mankowski singled [Corcoran to second];
Trammell forced Mankowski (shortstop to second) [Corcoran to
third]; LeFlore grounded out (third to first) [Corcoran scored,
Trammell to second]; Whitaker flied out to left; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E,
1 LOB.  Athletics 0, Tigers 8.

ATHLETICS 8TH: Essian walked; DILONE RAN FOR ESSIAN; Thomasson
singled [Dilone to second]; Edwards lined to shortstop; Murphy
grounded out (pitcher to first) [Dilone to third, Thomasson to
second]; Page grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E,
2 LOB.  Athletics 0, Tigers 8.

TIGERS 8TH: ALEXANDER CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING C ); HEAVERLO
REPLACED DILONE (PITCHING); Staub homered; Thompson homered;
Kemp doubled; May singled [Kemp scored]; Corcoran singled [May
to second]; Mankowski was hit by a pitch [May to third, Corcoran
to second]; Trammell flied out to center; LeFlore singled [May
scored, Corcoran scored, Mankowski to second]; Whitaker singled
[Mankowski scored, LeFlore to third]; Staub forced Whitaker
(shortstop to second) [LeFlore scored]; Thompson walked [Staub
to second]; Kemp grounded out (second to first); 7 R, 7 H, 0 E,
2 LOB.  Athletics 0, Tigers 15.

ATHLETICS 9TH: STANLEY REPLACED LEFLORE (PLAYING CF); Staggs
grounded out (second to first); Tabb walked; Perez struck out;
Alexander struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 0, Tigers
15.
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